Augerella achterbergi Pham, Broad and Lampe, 2011

Pham, Nhi Thi, Broad, Gavin R. & Wägele, Wolfgang J., 2013, A review of the Theronia genus-group (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae) from Vietnam with descriptions of five new species, Journal of Natural History (J. Nat. Hist.) 47 (23 - 24), pp. 1501-1538 : 1505-1506

Augerella achterbergi Pham, Broad and Lampe, 2011

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Augerella achterbergi Pham, Broad and Lampe, 2011 . Zootaxa, 2745: 68. Holotype: ♀, Vietnam: Dak Lak, Chu Yang Sin NP (RMNH).

Material examined

Dak Lak, Chu Yang Sin NP: 1♀ ( RMNH, holotype), 740–900 m above sea level (a.s.l.) , 2–10 June 2007; 1♀ ( IEBR, paratype), 500 m a.s.l. , 3–9 June 2007, Malaise trap, C. v. Achterberg and R. de Vries leg.

Diagnosis

Clypeus basally strongly convex, apically deeply concave; ovipositor 0.7 × as long as hind tibia, with slanting ridges at the tip of both lower and upper valves.

Distribution

This species is currently known only from Chu Yang Sin NP, Dak Lak Province, Central Highlands of Vietnam.

Ecological note

The specimens were collected in secondary rainforest at elevations between 500 and 900 m a.s.l.

Figures

Figure 1. Augerella achterbergi (holotype female). (A) Dorsal view; (B) face; (C) ovipositor tip.